
section
词源
源自拉丁语 'sectio',意为切割或分割,经由古法语 'seccion' 进入英语。
noun
❶ 指整体中被划分出来的部分或区域,可以是物理空间、文章段落或组织机构中的部门。
“The library has a quiet section for studying.”
(图书馆设有安静的学习区域。)
“Please read the first section of the report.”
(请阅读报告的第一部分。)
❶ 特指法律条文或文件中的具体条款或章节。
“According to Section 5 of the contract, payment is due in 30 days.”
(根据合同第5条规定,款项应在30天内支付。)
“The judge referred to Section 12 of the Constitution.”
(法官引用了宪法第12条。)
verb
❶ 将某物分割或划分成若干部分,常用于科学、医学或技术领域。
“The biologist sectioned the tissue sample for microscopic examination.”
(生物学家将组织样本切片用于显微镜检查。)
“The city was sectioned into different voting districts.”
(该市被划分为不同的投票区。)
常见短语
cross section — 横截面,指物体被横向切开后呈现的剖面,也用于表示具有代表性的样本群体。
“The diagram shows a cross section of the human heart.”
(该图表显示了人类心脏的横截面。)
section off — 用屏障或标记将某个区域分隔出来,通常为了特定用途或安全考虑。
“They sectioned off part of the park for the concert.”
(他们划出部分公园区域用于音乐会。)